Distemper

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• Distemper — Distemper …   Википедия

• Distemper — may refer to: A viral infection Canine distemper, a disease of dogs Feline distemper, a disease of cats Phocine distemper, a disease of seals A bacterial infection Equine distemper, or Strangles, a bacterial infection of the horse Derangement or… …   Wikipedia

• Distemper — Dis*tem per, n. [See {Distemper}, v. t., and cf. {Destemprer}.] 1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be referred to the Galenical doctrine …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Distemper — Dis*tem per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distempered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distempering}.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to distemper, F. d[ e]tremper to soak, soften, slake (lime); pref. des (L. dis ) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L. temperare to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Distemper — 2007 Allgemeine Informationen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• distemper — ► NOUN ▪ a kind of paint having a base of glue or size, used on walls. ► VERB ▪ paint with distemper. ORIGIN from Latin distemperare soak …   English terms dictionary

• distemper — index discompose, disease, disorder (abnormal condition), disturb, pique Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• distemper — mid 14c., to disturb (v.), from O.Fr. destemprer, from M.L. distemperare vex, make ill, lit. upset the proper balance (of bodily humors), from dis un , not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + L. temperare mingle in the proper proportion (see TEMPER (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• distemper — complaint, syndrome, *disease, malady, ailment, disorder, condition, affection …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• distemper — distemper1 [dis tem′pər] vt. [ME distemperen < OFr destemprer or ML distemperare, to disorder (esp. the “tempers,” or four humors) < L dis , apart + temperare, to mix in proportion: see TEMPER] 1. Obs. to make bad tempered; disturb; ruffle… …   English World dictionary